Who is the WORST Audio Shop?


There seems to have been quite a bit written over the past several years regarding the myriad of reasons one can attribute to the demise of the brick and mortar audio shop. Rarely have I read however one of the most obvious reasons, which based on my experience, has got to be the simple fact that for the most part, they just didn't offer a high end listening experience. That, along with an elitist and careless attitude towards customer service, buried them as much as anything else. So here's my question. Who is the WORST audio shop/dealer you've ever encountered?
jayh31

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Natural Sound in Framingham, Ma.  I had been a customer since the late 70's, having bought a GAS amp, preamp, tuner and moving coil cartridge, Counterpoint in the 80's and Vandersteen speakers in the 90's.  I also brought a few friends in and they all bought equipment from them.  One friend in particular has spent just south of 800K on his system at Natural Sound..

About 10 years ago, I bought a demo Marantz 8001 SACD player and needed some high end interconnects for them.  To make a long story short, I got royally screwed on the pair of cables and when I brought this to their attention, nothing.  I sent the owner who I was friends with an email explaining everything and still nothing.  They will never, ever get another cent of my money and I also tell all my friends not to shop there now.

pmiller115>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

See my thread further up regarding Natural Sound.